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Monthly Archives: March 2013

Seeing as how he grew up with bookcases instead of walls, my son reads quite a bit. One series he loves and continues to reread often is the Bone books by Jeff Smith. [He actually wrote Jeff Smith some fan mail and is eagerly waiting for a reply. I signed him up for the twice-monthly … Continue reading →

Last week, I put together a super snarky post entitled “Destroying my Will to Live” in which I detailed just how much my small son hates me and never lets me sleep. I wrote about how I have Insomnia which makes sleep so incredibly precious. In fact, when someone other than my active mind or … Continue reading →

So what is a holobiont? Lynn Margulis coined the term in 1993 to better describe how macro-species (like a human or a panda) universally live in symbiosis with other (usually) micro-species. She claimed that all individuals who participate in a particular symbiosis are bionts and the entire organism that is comprised of these bionts is a holobiont. … Continue reading →

These past few months have been an interesting (and stressful) time of transition. In them, I have learned a few things of note: 1. moving back to a place where you have a lot of connections and ties is not necessarily the most amazing thing to ever happen to you despite what you might fantasize … Continue reading →

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